Apacer 256 GB 2.5 SATA SSD

APACER 256 GB 2.5 SATA SSD(AP256GAS350XR)

Apacer 256 GB 2.5 SATA SSD is priced at Kes 2,200  here at Novelty Tech Solution in Nairobi, Kenya

Key Specifications

These specs are for the Apacer AS350 Panther 256 GB 2.5″ SATA III SSD (model AP256GAS350-1)

Features & Reliability

• Global Wear Levelling, S.M.A.R.T, TRIM support (standard for modern SSDs) to maintain performance over time.

• ECC support (error correction) up to 72 bits per 1 KB (helps correct bit errors, improving reliability)

• Shock / vibration ratings: able to survive typical computer shock/vibration usage. For example, ~1500 G / 0.5 ms shock in some specs.

• Backward compatibility with older SATA versions ensures it works even with older motherboards (just at lower speed)

Strengths — Where It’s Good

• Very decent speeds for a SATA III SSD; read and write are near SATA limits. For many uses (OS, games, applications), this will feel fast.

• Good endurance (425 TBW) for a 256 GB drive — should last years for typical usage unless you do extremely heavy write workloads.

• Reliable (good MTBF) and modern NAND (3D TLC) which tends to behave better under wear than older planar NAND.

• Low power consumption helps in laptops (less battery drain) compared to older SSDs/HDDs.

• The 7 mm, 2.5-inch form is very common; can be used as primary or secondary drive in laptops/desktops.

Limitations / What to Be Careful About

• It’s SATA, so no NVMe speeds. If your motherboard supports NVMe and you demand higher throughput (e.g. for very large file transfers, video editing), an NVMe SSD will be much faster.

• Write speed might drop once the SLC cache fills up — for very large continuous writes, performance may degrade temporarily. (This is normal for many TLC SSDs.)

• The random write IOPS (30,176) is good but not as high as for premium SSDs with DRAM cache etc; for very IO-intensive workloads (databases, virtual machines), there may be better options.

• Warranty only ~3 years — if you expect heavy usage over many years, replacement cost should be considered.

• Performance depends on the SATA controller and how well the system supports SATA / airflow / temperature. Under high heat, performance may throttle.